On the prescribing of oral doxycycline or minocycline by UK optometrists as part of management of chronic Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)

MJ Doughty - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To review the special pharmacology of tetracycline antibiotics as anti-inflammatory
drugs for treatment of obstructive Meibomian gland disease (MGD) Methods PubMed was …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of low-abundance biomarker levels in capillary-collected nonstimulated tears and washout tears of aqueous-deficient and normal patients

N Guyette, L Williams, MT Tran, T Than… - … & visual science, 2013 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Low tear volume limits the use of nonstimulated (NS) microcapillary tear collection
in aqueous-deficient (AD) patients. Adding a small amount of “washout” fluid to the eye prior …

Diagnosis and management of meibomian gland dysfunction: optometrists' perspective

DL Opitz, JS Harthan, SR Fromstein… - Clinical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is commonly encountered among eye care
professionals. Our understanding of the pathophysiology for the development of MGD has …

The presence of minocycline in the tear film of normal horses following oral administration and its anticollagenase activity

CS Monk, SY Jeong, DJ Gibson… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Tetracyclines have activity against matrix metalloproteinases (MMP). Oral
medications with effects on the ocular surface are of interest in patients where repeated …

[HTML][HTML] Oral doxycycline reduces pterygium lesions; results from a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial

O Rúa, IM Larráyoz, MT Barajas, S Velilla, A Martínez - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To determine whether oral doxycycline treatment reduces pterygium lesions.
Design Double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial. Participants 98 adult …

A comparison of basal and eye‐flush tears for the analysis of cat tear proteins

A Petznick, MDM Evans, MC Madigan… - Acta …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Acta Ophthalmol. 2011: 89: e75–e81 Abstract. Purpose: To identify a rapid and effective tear
collection method providing sufficient tear volume and total protein content (TPC) for …

Treatment of corneal ulcers: what are the medical options?

C Hartley - Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Practical relevance Corneal ulcers in cats (ulcerative keratitis) are a common presenting
complaint, and are a frequent sequela to feline herpesvirus (FHV-1) infection. In fact, it is fair …

Multidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition in the treatment of large keratomalacia in 7 dogs and 5 cats

T Dulaurent, M Rozoy, L Steun… - Veterinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the use of multidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition (CCT) as
a surgical treatment for large keratomalacia. Method A prospective study including dogs and …

角膜上皮擦伤致复发性角膜上皮糜烂临床分析

王涛, 戚朝秀, 李奇根, 叶辉, 彭瑞萍, 邓娟, 夏小平… - 眼科新进展, 2011 - cqvip.com
目的分析角膜上皮擦伤所致继发性复发性角膜上皮糜烂的临床特征, 为其诊断和治疗提供一定的
帮助. 方法回顾性分析9 例角膜上皮擦伤所致继发性复发性角膜上皮糜烂患者的临床资料 …

Tear and serum MMP-9 and serum TIMPs levels in the severe sulfur mustard eye injured exposed patients

H Ghasemi, R Yaraee, S Faghihzadeh… - International …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Sulfur mustard (SM) intoxication produces local and systemic changes in the
human body. In this study, the relationship between tear and serum matrix metalloproteinase …